Contents

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics


Vol. 39, No. 1, 2026


OPTICAL WAVES PROPAGATION

Spatial Coherence Function of a Spherical Wave in a Turbulent Atmosphere. Analysis Based on the Wave Equation

V. A. Banakh, E. D. Zaloznaya, I. V. Zaloznaya, and A. V. Falits p. 1  abstract


OPTICS OF STOCHASTICALLY-HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA

Components of the Turbulence Anisotropy Tensor in the Surface Air Layer

V. A. Gladkikh, A. P. Kamardin, I. V. Nevzorova, and S. L. Odintsov p. 8  abstract


OPTICS OF CLUSTERS, AEROSOLS, AND HYDROSOLES

Atmospheric Aerosol Research in the Drifting Expedition North Pole-41: 1. Optical and Microphysical Characteristics

S. M. Sakerin, D. M. Kabanov, I. A. Kruglinsky, D. D. Rize, and Yu. S. Turchinovich p. 16  abstract

Interannual and Seasonal Variability of the Aerosol Optical Depth of the Atmosphere at the Mirny Station (Antarctica)

D. M. Kabanov, I. A. Kruglinsky, S. M. Sakerin, and O. P. Sidorova p. 24  abstract


REMOTE SENSING OF ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, AND UNDERLYING SURFACE

Lidar Study of the Thermal Regime of the Middle Atmosphere over Tomsk in 2023–2024

V. N. Marichev and D. A. Bochkovsky p. 33  abstract

Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Snow Cover of Baikal Natural Territory

I. I. Marinaite, V. L. Potyomkin, M. Yu. Shikhovtsev, Ye. V. Molozhnikova, and T. V. Khodzher p. 40  abstract

Observation of Polar Stratospheric Clouds in the Stratosphere over Tomsk in February 2025

A. V. Nevzorov, S. I. Dolgii, A. P. Makeev, V. N. Marichev, D. A. Bochkovsky, N. S. Salnikova, and O. V. Kharchenko p. 49  abstract

Adjustment of Color Indices for the Far East Region with the Use of MUMM Atmospheric Correction

A. I. Aleksanin and M. A. Lebedev p. 56  abstract

Aircraft LRV-2 Lidar Measurements of Vertical Wind Speed and Turbulence Parameters

A. M. Sherstobitov, V. A. Banakh, and I. N. Smalikho p. 65  abstract

The Influence of Cloud Merging on Extreme Precipitation Formation in St. Petersburg

A. A. Sinkevich, I. A. Tarabukin, A. B. Kurov, I. E. Yusupov, M. L. Toropova, and Yu. P. Mikhailovskii p. 73  abstract


OPTICAL MODELS AND DATABASES

Verification of Physical Optics Approximation by the Discrete Dipole Method in Calculations of Light Backscattering

K. S. Salnikov, A. V. Konoshonkin, I. V. Tkachev, N. V. Kustova, V. A. Shishko, D. N. Timofeev, and N. Kan p. 81  abstract


OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION

Kinetics of Molecular Nitrogen Triplet Bands at Low Air Pressure

V. F. Tarasenko, N. P. Vinogradov, E. Kh. Baksht, A. S. Kirillov, and V. A. Kirillov p. 91  abstract


Erratum

Erratum to: Methane Emission from Arctic Shelf Sediments upon Violation of Hydrate Stability Conditions

V. V. Malakhova p. 99  abstract